The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-07-22
Smoke Dads yourself.
Smoke your Dad--Grahame &
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Common.
c. II. Gould and wife, Of Chicago,
are in the city.
Miss Blanche Mahaney is now a
clerk IN her fathers store.
Fred Arhends, of the West Side,
has young daughter at his home
"First class work" is the motto at
the blacksmith shop Of ID. Dwight
Geo. II. Getman will leave for Da
kota to look after his farm, in few
days.
"First class goods and low prices
is the motto of Ira c.. Curry, hard.
ware dealer, Main ST.
When you want to buy boots OF
shoes, try Harry Knapp, at the ooc.
store, Exchange street west.
Arthur Steyer mas severed his con-
nection with the firm Of Morley Bros,
of East Saginaw, and returned 10
| Owosso.
The wheat in this county is practi
cally all secured, and in good condi
ton. The average was, we think,
fully up TO the average for the past
five years, and the yield will not be
far from 20 bushels to the acre. Prob
ably Soc, 1000 bushels in the aggregate.
Oats promise 20 be large crop and
corn is in fine condition.
Last Friday afternoon while Chris
Hagermeister, living just west of the
city, was getting onto load of wheat
the ladder broke letting him fall onto
the horses, causing them to run away.
The wagon passed over Mr.. HIS left
leg below the knee, smashing the
bone and causing part of it to pro.
trude through the flesh. .Drs. Perkins
& Hume dressed the wound.
1t is hoped that large number of
the teachers in the county will be
present at the Institute TO be held in
this city, Aug. al-a7. Now they
must have places to stay during that
week. Will those who are willing to
board teachers notify Supt. Swain
within the next ten days, stating how
many they can take, on what terms,
and whether they prefer ladies or
gentlemen.
In our issue of June 9Th. we made
mention of the fact that James
N. Mcbride, of Burton, had been
awarded second prize (SIoo) for the
best written essay on"The Advantages
of Protective Tariff to the Labor
and Industries of the United States"
Since then we have learned that the
number of competitors was 4S, rep.
resenling IS states and IS colleges.
The first Prize was taken by C. l..
Hening, of the University of Pensyl-
venia; third, by r. M. Mckenzie, of
the University OF Minnesota; fifteen
silver medals were also awarded to
various competitors. The Judges
were, Hon. Henry M. Hoyt, Penn,
Hon. Geo. H. Ely, Ohio, Prof. Van
Buren, Denslow, New York; Hon.
Mahlon Chance, New York, and Hon.
A. M. Garland, Illinois. The judges
were appointed by the American
Protective Tariff League, which Of.
fered the prizes.
Justice Baldwin is doing a lively
business. Besides number of minor
cases, he had an assault and battery
case the first of the week in which
Fred Sanftleben was fined $500 and
costs. Monday he sent Frank Smith,
a stranger, to Jail for 20 days, for
drunkenness. On Monday the case
Of the People VS.. Chris. Hulk, for
sellining liquor to common drunk.
ard, was tried and resulted in bis
conviction The complaint was made
by Mrs. Henry Brayton, who had
forbidden Hulk to sell liquor to her
husband. In order to obtain testi.
mony to convict Hulk, Mrs.B. dressed
up in one of her husbands suits and
visited the saloon and saw him buy
liquor and treat the crowd; she was
not recognized by Brayton, who in
vited her to drink with the others
That woman has the "grace of grit
Hulk was fined $50 and Sr6 costs.
The case has been appealed. We
understand suit for damages is to
be brought against the the bondsmen
ofHux.
Rev. J. X. Pontius, we'll known
clergyman in. the German Lutheran
church, died at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Geno Andrews, in the 4th
ward, Sunday, of cancer of the stom-
ach, aged 50 years and nine months.
Mr.. Pontius was presiding elder OF
the Flint district for number of
years, when he resided at his own
home in the 4th ward, which is still
the family homestead. For two years
past he has been pastor of a church
at Owosso. Two weeks ago be came
here to visit his daughter and was